[nagdu] Flint River Ranch again

Sat Jan 24 16:59:02 UTC 2009

    How much fibber is in his diet?  My dog needs a lot of fibber to keep 
her stool hard.

Nicole and Lexia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <jlcrane at alltel.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:20 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Flint River Ranch again

Hello!

I realize that I asked if anyone had any experience with Flint River Ranch 
dog food a few weeks a go.  The responses I got indicated that people felt 
there was too much wheat in the original formula.  I am now wondering if 
anyone has any experience with either the lamb millet and rice formula or 
the trout and sweet potato formula?

***possible TMI read on at your own risk***
Monty has chronic very soft poop that often deteriorates to diarrhea.  He 
also has horrible gas.   He has absolutely no other symptoms.  He is 
extremely high energy, healthy appetite, shiny coat etc.

He has been to the vet, who has no clue what the problem is.  Monty has been 
tested for every sort of parasite, bacteria, creepy crawly that there is. 
The only thing that any of the tests have shown is that he is low on the 
necessary intestinal bacteria.  He has taken Tylan that was supposed to 
help.  It did for a short time. He has also been through dewormers, 
antibiotics and anti giardia medications.  Nothing has cured the problem.

I have supplemented his food with pumpkin, yogurt and golden seal herb, not 
at the same time.  Each helps for a bit, but then we are back to the 
beginning again.

So now I am switching him to a different food in hope that will solve the 
problem.  He currently eats Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul.  The vet 
is recommending Iams something or another.  I am not interested in feeding 
Iams, Science Diet, Eukanuba or anything from the grocery store.

Any thoughts on what to try, dog food that you have found beneficial in this 
type of situation or a natural remedy that you find helpful, would be most 
appreciated.

Thanks much,
Julie
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